Appeal No. 1997-4310 Page 3
Application No. 08/371,362
introducing into said substantially aqueous environment a
chemical agent to modify said chemical compound to render said
chemical compound capable of dispersing said wax;
agitating said paper having said hot melt coating thereon
in said substantially aqueous environment; and
dispersing said wax from said paper.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Savage 2,959,513 Nov. 08,
1960
Laumann 3,950,578 Apr. 13,
1976
Gotoh et al. (Gotoh) 4,177,199 Sep. 26,
1978
Appellant also cites the following references:
Goto et al. (Goto) JP 61-47896 Mar. 08,
1996
Michelman et al. (Michelman), “Repulpability of coated
corrugated paperboard,” Tappi Journal, Vol. 74, No. 10, pp.
79-82 (Oct. 1991).
Claims 23 and 57-61 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Laumann in view of Savage. Claims
23, 46 and 57-64 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Gotoh in view of Savage and Laumann.
OPINION
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